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VARIOUS ARTISTS CLASSICAL PERFORMING ARTS FRIENDSHIP MISSION OF JAPAN. Group of 10 posters. 1981. 40 1/4x28 1/2 inches, 102 1/4x72 1/2 cm. Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. Condition varies, generally A-. Printed on thick paper. Each hand-signed by the artist. Paper. In 1981, the Asian Performing Arts Summer Institute (APASI) at the University of California, Los Angeles, held a five and a half week "multi-dimensional program to provide access for the American public to these enduring Japanese [performance] arts" (APASI brochure). In addition to classes lectures and performances, (some of which were held in New York City and others in Washington, DC) the program also produced a series of posters. "The commemorative poster suite represents the works of twelve of Japan's leading graphic artists . . . working in a wide variety of styles, they are in the forefront of the Japanese design world and have collectively won every major international graphics award" (ibid). The original set was 12 posters. The ten designers featured here are Ikko Tanaka, Kazumasa Nagai, Kiyoshi Awazu, Katsumi Asaba, Takenobu Igarashi, Shigeo Fukuda, Mitsuo Katsui, Tadanori Yokoo, Takahis Kamiyo and Yusaku Kamekura.
